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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1961 Oct 21 DOC CSR080 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Mines Dept from Dr. McNulty with List of Wittenoom Workers with Asbestosis & a Demand for Action ee i rr net reer tte ree ee nen pee ne eee enn o we ee ree, y G3 DISTRICT HOSPITAL : 3 October 261... : , ee Mr. H. A. Telfer Under Seoretary Mines Department PERTH Dear Sir + I feel that it is imperative meeting be held between the Management of Australian Blue Asbestos and representatives of the Mines and Public Health Departments This could perhaps be arranged if you are agreeable for Tuesday 10th October when both Mr. Boyland and I will be in your Department We have both visited Wittenoom and the most recent dust counts show that a serious health exists Dr. Bruce Hunt has written me concerning a man dying in Perth Chest Hospital from a disease contracted at Witte- nooa I know the patient and confirm Dr. Hunt's diagnosis I have many other men seriously affected by siliconin and asbestosis One man has died of a cancer attributable to 2 years work in the Mill Mr. Collard General Secretaryexpresed Australian Workers Union has also consulted me and expressed grave concern over working conditions He stated that he intended to mat tht e me attr er further.m . It would appear advice and warnings that repeated about the health hazard from dust have been ineffective and | that stronger action will have to be taken . . : eee ee. oe vole ee : . . nam 31eople31eople31eople31eople Yours faithfully ee J. N. PLAINTIFF'S Bayonne Bayonne Bayonne EXHIBIT Bayonne 10436.0 Bayonne PENGAD PENGAD PENGAD + ee ete o | 39501 45374 45753 42406 12735 >? 37035 45615 13827 KACZYNSKI Age 48yra Asbestosia = 15mthe / bogging 3yrs Mill A.B.A. 1950 54 INIO CZYK Age 41yrs Silicosis & TB Coal miner 21 yrs 6 yrs / A.B.A. 1951 58 CLAUSER , Age 35yre TB & Asbestosie 3 yrs / A.B.A. 1952 - 56 POPOFF Age 32yrs TB & Asbestosis 54 yrs N111 A.B.A. >> Baths Gold 1954- 59 GILBERT Age 56yra Asbestosia 15yrs U Gold Mining Syra W A.B.A 1955 61 = SWITH H. A. Age 60yrs Draughtaman 1947 > 61 Asbestosis ' ~ESIGORA Age 48yrs silicosis 4" 21 yra Coal mining Tyrs W A.B.Aum 1950 582). .,07-8 PHILLIPS Age 51yrs Bilicosis 1yr / A.B. 6yrs Will A.B.A. 1952-59 WEBSTER P.W. Age 53yrs Asbestosis 5yrs Gold mining / 1yr U & 11yrs Mill A.B.A. 45556 MERCER Age 43yre Asbestoale Tyre Hill A.B.A. 1952 -59 -59 39763 JOVANOVICH Age 52yrs Asbestosis 4yrs Surface Gold 4yrs Mill A.B.A. 1954 59 42061 FIEDORCZYK Age 56yrs asbestosis | 4yrs Coal Mining - 6yra G A.B.A. 1953 - 59 45910 MARKOVIC Age 42yrs Asbestosie 24630 MOIR Syrs Gold Age 61 yrs Asbestosis 16yrs Will A.B.A. 1947 60 see Damenene ne a 67 10740 BENTRUM Age 47yro Silicosis 12yrs mixed Gold mining - Byra / A.B.A. 1951-59 ' 24290 WEBSTER A.H.C. Age 52yre asbostonis 7yro / Gold - iyr surface 7yra / A.B.A. 1951 58 45541 Lis TOURRIRI Age 34yre Siliconia 2 yrs A.P.A. / 1953 & 1958 59 15559 WICKS Age 61yre TB & Asbestosis 39520 30859 13 39735 10 23037 14937 50014 BZTFGI Aga 48yre silicosta Tyrs 1/8 A.B.A. 3yre gardener 1954-1960 EUROCITE Age 61yre = Arbestosis Syra Gold mining g 18yre Kill A.B.A. 1953 61 ZADBAZNIK Age 30yra Silicosia Gyre g h.B.A. ~ yrsurface A.B.A. 1950 60 REAR Age 50 yre Asbestosis 10yrs Gold mining W - Syre / A.Beh 948 53 7.ATIN Age 40gre Silicosis tyr Hill A.B.A. Fyrs W A.B.A. 1953-1960 WIATR Age 397ro Syro Carpenter AB.A. Asbestosis 1950-54 1 KRAPINSKI Gyre Fill Age 42yrs siliconis A.B.A. 1950 - 1956 SANTER Aget 49yre Asbestosis and malignant Zyre pleural mesothelioma.. Zyre 111 A.B.A. 1950 - 52 Deceased KORITNIA Age 57yrs sabostosis 18yrs surface Gold 9yrs Will A.MA. 1952 61 OFF Age 57yro asbestosic Lyre A.B.A. 2yrs will 2yrs Other 1957 - 61 2058 LAURENT Age 62yrs Bilicosia + Mixed mining 5yrs A.Ro 1949 - 54 42072 TVTIQUI H. Age 38yrs . 12yrs Tunnelling Italy silicosis we . Tyro 1/8 A.B.A. 1954-61 36256 DIGHAM Age 48yro Siliconic Astootosis 15yro Kill A.B.A. & Hungery ? mainly Nungery 1945 60 11032 BULENTA Agat 66yrs Silicosia ? Syre mixed mining >> kyro 111 A.P.A. 1955 > 60 19220 zyjmo CPAJORT Agot 48yrs Bilicosia Asbestosis S^yra Gold / - 2yro Mill Ba^ 1954 56 Syro Copper mining Asbestos bodies in sputum 45357 BRONIE C. Age 38yrs Silicosis & tuberculosis Gyre machine miner Italy - Byre Byre A.Peh / 45720 18737 46009 4 39486 45638 GURRTG , 18 mths Age 38yra T.A. Fitter 1952 54 A.B.A. OTAALESFIT OTAALESFIT Age 67yra 47 AB Asbestos bodies in sputum - 7yra Riggor A.B.A. 1950 59 Long gold mining history always surface and probably not dusty BORUOLII Amet 29yra 7 yra Ground = A.B.AA.B..A. 81 ZACHARSWICZ Age 42yrs = 61 Zyro Hill A.B.A. Lyro / A.B.A. 1950 Gt PTURAVA Age 38yra Ss + 81 45907 39410 RODKI Apo 32yre 7yrs Hill A. 1953 08 61 LLOYD Age 33yrs es 6yrs W111 A.B.A. 950 - 61 49304 45324 49036 KONECHY , Syro / Age 40yre A.B. 1955 - 61 -- 2 as MLADANSKI , Age 47yrs 81 Vyre mainly ore carting A.B.A. 1953 - 61 REMIGIO _ Age 33yrs 81 45199 BEDZIECEA Age 48yre 81 fyr g gold - Byre / A.B. 1953-61 12842 - ATBERTI Age 49yre- 81 gyra Gold g -11yrs -11yrs / A.B.A. 1951-61 . ve 11794 35376 35376 - PEARSON , Age 53yre Bilicosis Long mixed coal gold and asbestos mining 1952 - 61 + -76720-11 NORZATH , -76720-11 ? 61 4yrs M121 A.B.A. 1947-58- 1947-58- - Seeman Ronee 48739 BIRGA 2yrs / Gold Age 27yrs 81 Zyro / A.B. 3689 HAFIOTTI Silicosis ? Long gold mining history . 11334 TOLJ 7 silicosis Long gold mining history 368 POWELL Bilicosis ? Long gold mining history 45731 NICHOLAS Age 32yes Tallicosia ? sarcoid Psider- osis 2yrs A.B.A. 1953 55 5yre A.I. 8 Deceased perforated U. asamnaanan Seam ae scans 47525 DEL CARO Syre A.B.A. Age 5yrs T.B. Seo . San wert te od . 4 ; 05- 24669 TAMINEY Age 45yrs as Tyto / Gold 3kyro / & Gyre surface A . mainly bus and truck driver 49769 FILL.IS Aget 45yrs Lyro A.P.A. 111 956-61 Normal but sputum containi asbestos bodies , 37017 MCCAMEY 9. Silicosis 1. T. E. Mixed asbestosis history 4j yre Mill A.H . Indefinate period prospecting Diagnosis unknown i as Nw Ne